PUBH 6035 Module 6 Final Article Critique

1. Identify the type of study design used in the article. Then, answer the appropriatefollowingquestionbasedonthatstudydesign(i.e.,youshouldonlyansweroneofthefollowingquestions):Ifthiswasacohortstudy,discussthecompletenessoffollow-upandhowthataffectedtheresults.Ifthiswasacase-controlstudy,discussthecompletenessofcaseascertainmentandhowthataffectedtheresults.Ifthiswasacross-sectionalstudy,discussthecompletenessofthedatacollection(e.g.,missingdata,excludedsurveys)andhow that affected the results. If this was a trial, discuss the procedures used for therandomization processand howthataffectedthe results.Pleaseanswerin 2. Whatarethesocialchangeimplicationsofthestudyresults?Pleaseanswerincompletesentences 3. Whatethicalconcernsareraisedbythisstudy?Discussanyprocedurestheauthorsusedtominimizeoreliminatetheseconcerns 4Describethestatisticalanalysistechniquesusedinthestudytoanswertheresearchquestions, including the criteria to determine statistical significance. Please answer . 5.Whatpotentialeffectmodifierswereassessedinthestudy,andhowweretheyassessed 6.Describethestatisticalsignificanceofthemainstudyresults.Explainusingcompletesentences. 7.Describethestudypopulationfromwhichtheparticipantswereselected.Pleaseanswerincompletesentences 8. Howdotheresultsofthisstudyfitwithotherstudiesdoneonthistopic?Baseyouransweronthe informationdiscussed inthearticle(youmayincludeinformation 9.Givenwhatyouhavelearnedinthiscourse,wasthestudydesignusedthebestonetoanswertheresearchquestion 10. What are thelimitationsofthestudy,andhowdotheselimitationsimpact howthestudyresultsareinterpreted?Pleaseanswerincompletesentences. 11.Evaluatewhetherthediscussionsectionofthearticleadequatelyaddressesthestrengt 12.Describehowthestudyparticipantswereselectedforthestudy,includingtheinclusionandexclusioncriteria 13.Whatarethestrengthsofthestudy,andhowdothesestrengthsimpacthowthestudyresults 14. Whatepidemiologicalstudydesignwasusedinthisstudy?Pleaseanswerincomplete 15. Whattypesofselectionbiasmightbeaffectingthisstudy?Pleasedescribethebiasesand how they might be affecting the results of the study. Please answer in completesentences.